Match-safe.



Patented Nov. I9, |9011 n. F. GAGE. MATCH SAFE.

(Application led May 20, 1901.)

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RAFF FRANK CAGE, OF ASBURY PARK, NEW JERSEY.

MATCH-SAFE.

SEECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 687,1 19, dated November 19, 1901.

Application filed May 20, 1901. Serial No, 61,087. (No modeLl T all whom vit may concern:

Be it known that I, RARE FRANK CAGE, a citizenof the United States, residing at Asbury Park, in the county of Monmouth and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Match- Safes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in match-safes, and has for its object to produce a match-safe which shall be inexpensive to manufacture and contain no parts which can become deranged or inoperative.

A further object is to provide a match-safe from which matches can only be taken one at a time, thus insuring an economical distribution.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a match-safe the sides of which may be indefinite in number, be used for advertising purposes, and permit ofthe extraction of a match from each side thereof.

With these and other objects in view my invention further consists in the novel details of construction and combination of parts to be clearly described in the following specification and fully set forth in the claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings,

forming a part of this application, and in which like characters of reference indicate similar parts throughout the specification,

Figure l is a central vertical section of ,myr

improved match-safe. Eig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a perspective view ef the bottom, showing the connective means partly broken.

In the drawings the reference-numerals l indicate the sides of my improved matchsafe. These sides may be of any number; but I prefer to use a rectangular case, as shown in the drawings. T he sides 1 have integral inwardly-extending flanges l' at their upperends for the reception of the removable hood or cap and are mounted on a base or pedestal 2. The sides have also formed therein an opening 3 of sufficient size to permit of the extraction of a match. I prefer to make myV match-safev pyramidal in shape, which gives an eect pleasing to the eye and makes it of less bulky appearance,requires less material,and,fu rthermore,adn1its of the matches being easily placed in their respective guide- ;ways when the safe is to be loaded andthe Acap or hood removed therefrom. Above the `opening 3 I provide roughened surfaces for the purpose of igniting the match.V n

Onthe inside of the sides l I secure guide- `Ways 4 of sufficient width to allowfof the ingral sides 6, which are bent at an angle to `the said guideways and form a side wall which prevents the lateral displacement of the match. These guideways extend from the top of the sides l to where they terminate vin pockets 5 below the top of the opening 3. The space between the guideways and the sides 6 is only sufcient to permit of the passage of one match at a time.

The reference-numeral 7 indicates the removable bottom of my improved match-safe, which is provided with downwardly-extending iianges 8, which make and form a rigid connection with the base. Itis furthermore provided with an integral upwardly-extending V-shaped arm 9, having a cross-piece 9 formed integral therewith. Said cross-piece carries an apertured screw-threaded boss 10. A cap or hood 11, also pyramidal in form and having sides which terminate in an apex, has a central opening in its apex and is adapted to be seated on the inwardly-extending anges of the sides l. A screw 12 is adapted to have its head engagethe sides of the opening and its apex and its threaded portion engage the boss on the arm 9.

The operation of my device is as follows: When it is desired to load the safe, the screw 12 is removed, which permits the removal of the hood or cap ll and the bottom 7. The matches are then placed singly inthe guideways 4 until all of the guideways have become filled, when the bottom and cap will be placed on the safe and the same securely locked by the screw 12. It will thus be seen that as IOO one match is extracted from the pocket 5 another match will immediately take its place by the action of gravity, and .thus cause one match to be always presented in the pocket 5 until the safe has become empty. It will be noted that the distance between the guideways is of sufficient width to allow the operator to place the ngers within this space, thereby permitting the match to be easily removed from the pockets.

It will be noted that many changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and useful, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

I. In a match-safe, a series of 4sides each having an opening, guideways carried on the inner face ot each of said sides and terminating at their lower ends in pockets which lie slightly below the top of the openings inthe sides, a bottom, a centrally-arranged upwardly-extending arm carried by said bottom, a cap or hood mounted on the upper ends of the sides, and means for securing the cap or hood to said upwardly-extending arm,wsu`b stantially as described.

2. In a match-safe, the substantially pyra midal sides having inturned upper ends and each provided at the lower end with an opening, guideways carried on the inner faces of the sides and terminating at their lower ends in pockets, a bottom, an upwardly-extending arm carried thereby, a removable cap or hood mounted on the inturned upper ends of the sides, and a screw passing through the apex of said cap or hood and into the upwardlyextending arm to bind the parts together, substantially as described.

3. In a match-safe, four sides, a base secured to said sides, said sides having an opening formed therein, guideways provided with pockets, said guideways being so formed as to permit of the crosswise insertion of a match therein.

4. In a device of the character described, sides, a base, a removable cap, guideways with integral iianges at right angles thereto mounted in said sides, integral pockets also formed on said sides, in combination with a bottom provided with an upwardly-extending arm, said arm carrying means whereby it may be locked to said removable cap, substantially as set forth.

5. In a device of the character described, the sides, a base on which said sides are mounted, said sides being provided with an opening,guideways with right-angular flanges secured to said sides,said guideways being pro vided with integral pockets, said sides being provided at their upper ends with integral inwardly-extending anges, in combination with a removable cap or hood, a bottom provided with an upwardly-extending V- shaped arm, said arm being provided with a threaded boss at its upper end, and a screw whereby said hood and said bottom may be securely locked, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

RAFF FRANK CAGE.

Witnesses Louis Rosa, WM. O. SLocUM. 

